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Is Wafflemeistes Belgian Waffle 90g ultra-processed?

Waffles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Wafflemeistes Belgian Waffle 90g

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed waffles

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

WHEAT flour, sugar, margarine (vegetable oils and fats (palm and rapeseed), water, emulsifiers (SOYA lecithin), mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, salt, acidity regulator (citric acid), natural flavourings, colour (beta-carotene)), eggs, yeast, invert sugar syrup, stabiliser (sorbitol), SOYA flour, salt, emulsifier (SOYA lecithin), flavouring

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E420 Sorbitol , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

WHEAT flour, sugar, margarine (vegetable oils and fats (palm and rapeseed), water, emulsifiers: SOYA lecithin, mono and diglycerides of fatty acids, salt, acidity regulator: citric acid, natural flavourings, colour: beta-carotene), EGGS, yeast, invert sugar syrup, stabiliser: sorbitol, SOYA flour, salt, emulsifier: SOYA lecithin, flavouring. May contain traces of MILK.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 38 waffles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 37th. 95% of the waffles here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 38 waffles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060868700356, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.